Toweius patellus


Classification: ntax_cenozoic -> Isochrysidales -> Prinsiaceae -> Toweius -> Toweius patellus
Sister taxa: T. serotinus, T. pertusus, T. tovae, T. eminens, T. occultatus ⟩⟨ T. reticulum, T. selandianus, T. rotundus, T. patellus, T. callosus, T. magnicrassus ⟩⟨ T. gammation ⟩⟨ T. sp.

Taxonomy:

Citation: Toweius patellus Bown 2016
Rank: Species

Distinguishing features: Medium sized; broadly elliptical to sib-circular; central area broad, spanned by a plate with perforations too small to resolve in LM.

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: T. patellus *


Morphology: Medium sized, broadly elliptical to subcircular Toweius with relatively wide central area (width similar to or slightly greater than the rim) spanned by weakly birefringent plate; no obvious perforations are apparent in LM. [Bown 2016]
Distinguished from other Toweius species by the relatively wide central area spanned by a plate with no clearly visible perforations in LM. [Bown 2016]

Search data:
TagsLITHS: placolith, elliptical, CA: ca_conjunct, grill, vacant,
CSPH: equant, monomorphic, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent,
MetricsLith size: 5->8µm;
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within NP11 zone (53.70-54.17Ma, top in Ypresian stage). Data source: Bown 2016
First occurrence (base): within Np5 zone (59.54-61.51Ma, base in Selandian stage). Data source: Bown 2016

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Bown, P. R. & Newsam, C. (2017). Calcareous nannofossils from the Eocene North Atlantic Ocean (IODP Expedition 342 Sites U1403–1411). Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 37(1): 25-60. gs V O

Bown, P. R. (2016). Paleocene calcareous nannofossils from Tanzania (TDP sites 19, 27 and 38). Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 36(1): 1-32. gs V O

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Toweius patellus compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 14-4-2021

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